Year : 
1992
Title : 
Biology
Exam : 
JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

1 - 10 of 50 Questions

# Question Ans
1.

The organelle involved in tissue respiration is the

A. endoplasmic reticulum

B. ribosome

C. golgi body

D. mitochondrion

D

2.

A tissue can best be defined as

A. an aggregate of similar cells

B. an aggregate of cells performing a similar function

C. an aggregate of similar cells performing the same function

D. a mixture of different cells types performing the same function

B

3.

Which of the following correctly summarizes the life cycle of fern plant?

A. Spore → prothallus → thallus → sporangium

B. Male and female gamentangia → zygospores → sporangium → spores

C. Spore → thallus → spermatozoa + ovum → sporangium

D. Prothallus → spermatozoid → +egg cell → leafy plant → sporangium → spore

D

4.

A major difference between platyhelminthees and coelenterates is that platyhelminthes

A. are multicellular

B. have developed a mesoderm

C. reproduce sexually

D. reproduce asexually

B

5.

The essential structural difference between hydra and tapeworm is that while Hydra

A. has tentacles, tapeworm is parasitic

B. is diploblastic, tapeworm is triplobastic

C. has a mouth, tapeworm feeds by suckers

D. has mesoderm, tapeworm has mesogloea

B

6.

The flowering period of plants in a habitat is determined by the

A. duration of sunlight

B. intensity and duration of rainfall

C. relative humidity of the atmosphere

D. temperature of the habitat

A

7.

The structure labelled X is used by the organism in the same way as man uses his

A. oesophagus

B. trachea

C. stomach

D. intestine

A

8.

The structure labelled Y is the

A. food vacuole

B. nucleolous

C. macronucleus

D. contractile vacuole

C

9.

Which of the following insects undergoes incomplete metamorphosis?

A. Mosquito

B. Termite

C. Housefly

D. Moth

B

10.

An onion is a bulb because it

A. has a tuberous stem

B. has a reduced stem and thick fleshy leaves

C. has adventitous roots

D. bears many buds at the nodes

B

1.

The organelle involved in tissue respiration is the

A. endoplasmic reticulum

B. ribosome

C. golgi body

D. mitochondrion

D

2.

A tissue can best be defined as

A. an aggregate of similar cells

B. an aggregate of cells performing a similar function

C. an aggregate of similar cells performing the same function

D. a mixture of different cells types performing the same function

B

3.

Which of the following correctly summarizes the life cycle of fern plant?

A. Spore → prothallus → thallus → sporangium

B. Male and female gamentangia → zygospores → sporangium → spores

C. Spore → thallus → spermatozoa + ovum → sporangium

D. Prothallus → spermatozoid → +egg cell → leafy plant → sporangium → spore

D

4.

A major difference between platyhelminthees and coelenterates is that platyhelminthes

A. are multicellular

B. have developed a mesoderm

C. reproduce sexually

D. reproduce asexually

B

5.

The essential structural difference between hydra and tapeworm is that while Hydra

A. has tentacles, tapeworm is parasitic

B. is diploblastic, tapeworm is triplobastic

C. has a mouth, tapeworm feeds by suckers

D. has mesoderm, tapeworm has mesogloea

B

6.

The flowering period of plants in a habitat is determined by the

A. duration of sunlight

B. intensity and duration of rainfall

C. relative humidity of the atmosphere

D. temperature of the habitat

A

7.

The structure labelled X is used by the organism in the same way as man uses his

A. oesophagus

B. trachea

C. stomach

D. intestine

A

8.

The structure labelled Y is the

A. food vacuole

B. nucleolous

C. macronucleus

D. contractile vacuole

C

9.

Which of the following insects undergoes incomplete metamorphosis?

A. Mosquito

B. Termite

C. Housefly

D. Moth

B

10.

An onion is a bulb because it

A. has a tuberous stem

B. has a reduced stem and thick fleshy leaves

C. has adventitous roots

D. bears many buds at the nodes

B